tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73792302617611076382014-10-04T23:49:46.844-07:00creation of metaphoric spaceschloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-57822410866590506022011-05-26T14:34:00.001-07:002011-05-26T14:34:38.726-07:00essay on psychological terrorIntroduction<br /><br />In this short essay I will be discussing the ways in which psychological terror is used in films and how these films compare. I will start with a brief summary of what psychological horror is followed by small pieces about ‘The Shining’ ‘Alien’ and ‘The Machinist’. These will be compared against one another to determine which best portrays psychological terror. I have chosen these three films as I think that they best show the use of psychological horror and compare well against each other as they use it so differently.<br /><br />Essay Body<br /><br />Unlike most horror movies, psychological horror movies are a sub-genre of horror films that do not rely on gore and death to make it scary. Instead, they collaborate the use of music, effects and a characters portrayal of emotions. The emotions used in psychological horrors are fear, guilt and beliefs to portray suspense to the audience. Blood and gore may be used alongside the emotions but they are not the main giver of the suspense more the end result of it. Stephen King said in the book The Films of Stephen King, ‘I also know that if I’m careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.’ (Lloyd 1993:10) this was said after a conversation about how King is frightened to turn the lights out at night unless his legs are completely under the covers. This suggests that horror writers and directors could play on their own fears and anxieties when creating their scripts. No one knows as much about a fear as the person who fears it so this works well when trying to scare other people.<br /><br />“The Shining’ was directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel by Stephen King. At the time of its release ‘The Shining’ was considered dark and scary, to this day it is known as a classic. An obvious attempt at portraying psychological terror is used throughout the film with long shots and little dialogue however, compared to modern films where the shots change every ten seconds, Jack Nicholson’s character used the long shots well to show his growing insanity as well as the character Danny to show his own mental instability. The title suggests that the main theme will be the power of ‘The Shining’ but disappointingly it is not used often. This may help to keep the film from travelling into the realms of supernatural however. Stephen King, in the book The Films of Stephen King said, ‘ I know that it isn’t going to be exactly the same as the novel because a lot of people have interpreted it. But I also know that it has an idea that I’ll like because that idea occurred to me, and I spent a year of my life working on it.’ (Lloyd 1993:7) this seems to suggest that his novels are changed dramatically when made into films and perhaps the books are more horrific that psychological. ‘The Shining’ is deffinatly set within the minds of the characters rather than the hotel and therefore the psychological effects on the audience are great, making the film creepy and on many levels, terrifying. <br /><br />‘Alien’ was directed by Ridley Scott and is unique by being a space horror rather than science fiction. The start of the movie is long and lethargic however, the point of it is to set up the rest of the movie. Like “The Shining’ ‘Alien’ shows characters everyday life and findings before the terror commences. Before the film even begins the audience is filled with suspense at the famous line written on the movie posters ‘In space no one can hear you scream’. Viewers already get a sense of the film being lonely which ironically ends with the six-week journey home made by the only surviving character that Sigourney Weaver plays. ‘The Shining’ uses insanity to show horror but comparatively “Alien’ uses mist, darkness and lighting to show suspense. <br /><br />‘The Machinist’, directed by Brad Anderson, is a completely different film entirely. Instead of death being shown literally more of a sense of death is staring the viewer in the eye. Christian Bale’s character is thin, skeletal with hollowed eyes and almost an aura of death and suffering following him. His paranoia and insomnia work its way throughout the film and leaves the viewer guessing at points as to whether what he is seeing is real or just a figment of his imagination. It seems as though the character simply just wants to let go and finally sleep, possibly forever, and he doesn’t seem to take acknowledgment when the line ‘ If you get any thinner you wont exist’ (The Machinist: 2004) is said to him throughout the movie. Although ‘The Machinist’ is very different in many ways it is apparent to be similar sometimes to that of ‘The Shining’ and ‘Alien’. Like ‘The Shining’, insanity slowly creeps its way in throughout the film however not by using long shots but with the appearance of Bale. Also like ‘Alien’ bale is being chased, although not by a monster, but by his paranoia and mysterious characters which suggest impending doom, rather than show it. <br /><br />Conclusion<br /><br />To conclude my findings on psychological horror, each film discussed uses the horror in very different ways. From insanity to a monster chase to appearance and paranoia. All three films are good and show the use of psychological terror well but personally I think that ‘The Shining’ shows it best. Nicholson’s obvious decent into madness really engages with the viewer’s own sanity and so fits the profile of being psychological very well.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-78425037349912699442011-05-26T07:24:00.000-07:002011-05-26T07:29:15.775-07:00alien film review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDWjaOAvx2Q/Td5jsVEL6VI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/hhhNNSsOMJk/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 194px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDWjaOAvx2Q/Td5jsVEL6VI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/hhhNNSsOMJk/s200/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611031798970313042" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9d2FVexDfYo/Td5jsBJat3I/AAAAAAAAAQI/B1k6yJXHzbU/s1600/alien_movie_poster1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9d2FVexDfYo/Td5jsBJat3I/AAAAAAAAAQI/B1k6yJXHzbU/s200/alien_movie_poster1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611031793623545714" /></a><br />this is a short review on alien focusing on the psychological aspects of the film in conjunction with the on screen gore. <br />408 words.<br /><br /><br />Alien was directed by Ridley Scott and is in some ways unique in the fact that it is more of a horror movie in space than a science fiction film. Although the film does use a mixture of killing and fast paced music to show horror the greater effects are more psychological. The beginning of the movie is often said to be long and lethargic however the point of this is that it sets up the rest of the movie. With viewers seeing a relatively normal beginning to a film they then get thrown into a suspense filled chase with terror lurking around every corner. The most famous line from alien ‘ in space there is no one to hear you scream’ sets up the horror perfectly in itself. Before even seeing the movie the viewer is already filled with suspense and the thought of the characters being completely alone. Continuing with the lonesomeness of the film the alien picks the crew off one by one leaving only Sigourney Weavers character left behind destroying the ship and escaping in a smaller one. In the final scenes she is heard saying that it will take her six weeks to return home, which leaves the viewer with a strong sense of her loneliness and reminds them of the famous line that preceded the film.<br /><br />Alien is fairly fast paced after the initial slow beginning, the use of darkness, mist, and lighting creates the psychological horror in the film. This especially works well when the character Dallas is crawling through the air ducts to find the creature. With a flamethrower in his hand this is the main source of lighting and with flickering flames the darkness is shown all around him. With darkness come the unknown and with the unknown comes fear and the character portrays this well. The use of the lighting in conjunction with the claustrophobic space really delves into the characters on screen emotions and fear of death. When the alien finally catches up with Dallas and takes him the audience sees the inevitable but are still left shocked with another crewmembers possible death. The fact that the death is not shown either due to it being shown later leaves the viewers wondering whether Dallas could still be alive or even if he succeeded in destroying the creature. <br /><br />This was personally the most memorable scene in terms of psychological terror and I believe that it works very well.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-42562505723978359272011-05-26T06:58:00.000-07:002011-05-26T07:01:40.634-07:00the shining film review<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dxkAPxPZ_lE/Td5dOXcevTI/AAAAAAAAAQA/zJyFHLxorAw/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dxkAPxPZ_lE/Td5dOXcevTI/AAAAAAAAAQA/zJyFHLxorAw/s200/images.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611024687143238962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64WtEMswmEs/Td5dOK8wrHI/AAAAAAAAAP4/EbcR8NEoDnc/s1600/images-3.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 127px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-64WtEMswmEs/Td5dOK8wrHI/AAAAAAAAAP4/EbcR8NEoDnc/s200/images-3.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611024683788971122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--KFTpf7RdGk/Td5dNliIM_I/AAAAAAAAAPw/Hc_7-Nb6Np8/s1600/images-2.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 136px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--KFTpf7RdGk/Td5dNliIM_I/AAAAAAAAAPw/Hc_7-Nb6Np8/s200/images-2.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611024673745155058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9D6pD-3K06k/Td5dNvih8oI/AAAAAAAAAPo/v-JaHLItIng/s1600/images-1.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9D6pD-3K06k/Td5dNvih8oI/AAAAAAAAAPo/v-JaHLItIng/s200/images-1.jpeg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611024676431196802" /></a><br />this is a short film review focusing mainly on how psychological terror is used within the film rather than how good or bad the film was. 438 words.<br /><br /><br />The shining is a classic horror film made by Stanley Kubrick. Unlike many well known horror films the shining does not use gore and blood to create suspense but the characters own mental state, fears, guilt and emotions. The film is based on the novel by Stephen King, a famous horror novelist and at the time of the films release it was considered dark and scary. To this day the film remains a classic however, by word of mouth rather than by viewings. Compared to films today the shots in the shining are long and slow with little dialogue in places. This is an obvious attempt to create the psychological terror that the book suggests but, to generations today it makes the film boring and uninteresting. Younger viewers do not seem to have the attention span needed to appreciate this film due to modern films flashing between shots every 10 seconds. With this in mind the film seems strange and long however, unique. Jack Nicholson’s character uses the long shots well to show his growing insanity. The character Danny uses them in places as well to show his own mental instability. There are certain uses of repetitiveness in the film such as the hallway filling with blood and Danny riding around the hotel on his tricycle. This breaks the film up nicely and shows the viewers that they are not stuck in a long film about a family in a hotel but a horror film depicting a families decent into madness. <br /><br />As the title suggests, the shining is a psychic power that the chef and Danny seem to possess. However, being the title of the film this power is not portrayed much at all. It is used memorably, twice. Once in the kitchen when Danny and the chef meet, and once at the end when the chef comes to rescue Danny. It is not explained particularly well and was a disappointment and it could have been used further. However the fact that the power is there further suggests the psychological terror at hand. Not only is Danny mentally ill, but also he possesses a power that not many know about. The film is strongly set within the minds of the characters and in turn, in the minds of the audience. Although the little use of the power within the film it may have been in the films best interest as the genres may have crossed from psychological horror into the realms of supernatural. <br /><br />The shining was a good film and is obviously a classic however I feel that its classic status may wither in time with newer generations.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-36062412059792865472011-05-26T06:19:00.001-07:002011-05-26T06:24:07.338-07:00photo day and filmingunfortunatly i missed a chunk of filming as i had to leave early. below are a few good pictures of the day. after finalising the room we had some photographers come in to help us film and document our project. they gave us a talk on cameras and lighting, gels and effects plus a helpful bit on health and safety. the pictures came out great and even though our set will be taken down soon we have an excellent record of what the group collectively spent weeks building. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tDRxQegjAX8/Td5TeMBlbGI/AAAAAAAAAPg/N8dJ4KkBjN0/s1600/249652_10150637871060313_791500312_18419514_6332971_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tDRxQegjAX8/Td5TeMBlbGI/AAAAAAAAAPg/N8dJ4KkBjN0/s400/249652_10150637871060313_791500312_18419514_6332971_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611013963839269986" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWSpzX_tsFk/Td5Td_e6hVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/kxDuvYsgEic/s1600/249102_10150637868850313_791500312_18419474_2725612_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-lWSpzX_tsFk/Td5Td_e6hVI/AAAAAAAAAPY/kxDuvYsgEic/s400/249102_10150637868850313_791500312_18419474_2725612_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611013960472626514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8yol0nCOz4g/Td5TdoKvLKI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/oUFnF91oTiE/s1600/248717_10150637870155313_791500312_18419505_5344203_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-8yol0nCOz4g/Td5TdoKvLKI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/oUFnF91oTiE/s400/248717_10150637870155313_791500312_18419505_5344203_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611013954213981346" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7G7NN5GOFg8/Td5TdeiYqnI/AAAAAAAAAPI/s3xCfVOD9f8/s1600/246762_10150637868110313_791500312_18419458_1697061_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7G7NN5GOFg8/Td5TdeiYqnI/AAAAAAAAAPI/s3xCfVOD9f8/s400/246762_10150637868110313_791500312_18419458_1697061_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611013951628814962" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-50153737214063569272011-05-26T06:09:00.001-07:002011-05-26T06:17:40.131-07:00quick notealthough the project was very stressful and there were worries that we wouldnt finish in time it was very enjoyable and great to work in such large groups to see everyone showing off their talents. this is a quick document of some of the fun that we had along the way:<br /><br />melting a lot of wax to cover things like hands and candlesticks. good thing someone in the class had a lighter!<br /><br />rhyan chilling in her creation the love seat. it was about time for a rest<br /><br />sarah is death! who knew it?<br /><br />hiding ivan the dulux dog from group 1<br /><br />casting hands. they looked great<br /><br />kirby, along with many others were unfortunatly eaten by the shark. r.i.p<br /><br />thunderbirds are go! shoe covers can be much fun<br /><br />everything looked great and now that we are finished the stress is over. i found this project both fun and stressful but i would deffinatly do it again. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgI5KZjKxVs/Td5RmHBItgI/AAAAAAAAAO4/aLxbH2N292Y/s1600/250254_2037075974497_1472168209_32286440_2494029_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zgI5KZjKxVs/Td5RmHBItgI/AAAAAAAAAO4/aLxbH2N292Y/s400/250254_2037075974497_1472168209_32286440_2494029_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011900910908930" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJl6nsCIHq0/Td5RiMWsRtI/AAAAAAAAAOw/nkDuVjKxRm4/s1600/250087_10150637873080313_791500312_18419536_5254346_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WJl6nsCIHq0/Td5RiMWsRtI/AAAAAAAAAOw/nkDuVjKxRm4/s400/250087_10150637873080313_791500312_18419536_5254346_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011833624020690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w4UnRZkmtyo/Td5RiKXE40I/AAAAAAAAAOo/1U4DNYvg0t0/s1600/247947_10150637872975313_791500312_18419534_7207099_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w4UnRZkmtyo/Td5RiKXE40I/AAAAAAAAAOo/1U4DNYvg0t0/s400/247947_10150637872975313_791500312_18419534_7207099_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011833088762690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEo6gzaTruE/Td5Rhz7S3SI/AAAAAAAAAOg/rlOU2JpgCpw/s1600/229472_2012608682830_1472168209_32251266_595268_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-LEo6gzaTruE/Td5Rhz7S3SI/AAAAAAAAAOg/rlOU2JpgCpw/s400/229472_2012608682830_1472168209_32251266_595268_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011827066658082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQfPGt6XpC4/Td5RhqraLbI/AAAAAAAAAOY/e5xMomN8wMQ/s1600/227398_2025020353114_1472168209_32270027_7676270_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kQfPGt6XpC4/Td5RhqraLbI/AAAAAAAAAOY/e5xMomN8wMQ/s400/227398_2025020353114_1472168209_32270027_7676270_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011824584109490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POaotrcNN_w/Td5Rho0D2XI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/AlF2ZZUwrfY/s1600/226409_2037143336181_1472168209_32286541_6002221_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-POaotrcNN_w/Td5Rho0D2XI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/AlF2ZZUwrfY/s400/226409_2037143336181_1472168209_32286541_6002221_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611011824083523954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LzQ83MK_hH4/Td5SEFRfs3I/AAAAAAAAAPA/TuFDlY2HOc0/s1600/DSCF0174.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LzQ83MK_hH4/Td5SEFRfs3I/AAAAAAAAAPA/TuFDlY2HOc0/s400/DSCF0174.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611012415838729074" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-26700814950221464692011-05-26T05:49:00.001-07:002011-05-26T06:05:14.640-07:00final touchesthe last few days of the set build were stressful and full of panic. here are some of the final touches that we added over the last week.<br /><br />panelling <br /><br />the panelling, dado and skirting was left until quite late into the project. this is because it was quite tedious work and with everyone doing their own pieces to go into the rooms we ignored it for a while. however when we started it was not as bad as we thought. we simply cut MDF into strips and screwed it into the flats to create the panelling and skirting that we wanted. the dado was routed pieces of pine that were painted and stuck on top of the panelling. once it was all up the inside of the panelling was routed and the whole lot was painted. <br /><br />flooring<br /><br />the flooring was not something that i was asked to do but was very important. we did it by laying sheets of plywood down and staining them with wood varnish. for something so simple the flooring looked great and i was told off a lot when i trod on it in dusty shoes.<br /><br />last day<br /><br />on the day of the photo shoot and filming we had to darken the set and block out the view of the studio. we hung black fabric over all the windows and draped it over the top of the study to make a roof. simon and andy put up cardboard sheets at the top of the drawing room to block out some of the light. <br /><br />after that we had a small rush of finishing things off. such as getting all furniture in place with all the knick knacks and junk in the room. putting flowers in vases, hanging plates and mirrors and generally just placing the final touches of the room. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXKIq9MiDs/Td5Owo754CI/AAAAAAAAAOA/bCa1qvA97yk/s1600/Photo0432.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WgXKIq9MiDs/Td5Owo754CI/AAAAAAAAAOA/bCa1qvA97yk/s400/Photo0432.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611008783279579170" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBpSBe0ezEw/Td5MmOPemmI/AAAAAAAAAN4/vuW8f1cr004/s1600/DSCF0170.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bBpSBe0ezEw/Td5MmOPemmI/AAAAAAAAAN4/vuW8f1cr004/s400/DSCF0170.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006405291973218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GZMMEJdr5B0/Td5MmJckcoI/AAAAAAAAANw/jA7V6ot4YgQ/s1600/DSCF0169.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GZMMEJdr5B0/Td5MmJckcoI/AAAAAAAAANw/jA7V6ot4YgQ/s400/DSCF0169.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006404004704898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoJJHccX5sY/Td5Ml0YCTOI/AAAAAAAAANo/7HwpCAaI8Eo/s1600/248127_10150637863445313_791500312_18419416_4275914_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PoJJHccX5sY/Td5Ml0YCTOI/AAAAAAAAANo/7HwpCAaI8Eo/s400/248127_10150637863445313_791500312_18419416_4275914_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006398348545250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLvnxitTrFA/Td5MlmDGFiI/AAAAAAAAANg/e8jN_JcfVG0/s1600/248016_10150637774715313_791500312_18418475_72897_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 268px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yLvnxitTrFA/Td5MlmDGFiI/AAAAAAAAANg/e8jN_JcfVG0/s400/248016_10150637774715313_791500312_18418475_72897_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006394502616610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AUGqhPmcHSE/Td5Mlhp7u3I/AAAAAAAAANY/I_Mk2ugkZkQ/s1600/246892_10150637863595313_791500312_18419420_7207470_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AUGqhPmcHSE/Td5Mlhp7u3I/AAAAAAAAANY/I_Mk2ugkZkQ/s400/246892_10150637863595313_791500312_18419420_7207470_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611006393323338610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vRFbsh2OLxI/Td5P7dfdK2I/AAAAAAAAAOI/3aND_bU4O4I/s1600/247747_10150637774990313_791500312_18418479_6052005_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vRFbsh2OLxI/Td5P7dfdK2I/AAAAAAAAAOI/3aND_bU4O4I/s400/247747_10150637774990313_791500312_18418479_6052005_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611010068697656162" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-58093440844183611712011-05-26T05:39:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:48:28.916-07:00bracesa small team of people including myself decided to make the braces whilst the painting and wallpapering was completed. the braces were very simple to make with lengths of 3x1 pine screwed together to make an 'L' shape. once these were made we put them around the outside of the set. at 2 foot up on the back of the flats we screwed the braces into every other strut. we also did this to the top of the drawing room. it was a very simple job and quick to do the only problem that we ran into was manouvering the braces within the small space that we had around the outside of the set.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R31Qy-S2NIs/Td5KL7fOV_I/AAAAAAAAANQ/VFttKqs-tX8/s1600/230397_2012600042614_1472168209_32251230_6210000_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R31Qy-S2NIs/Td5KL7fOV_I/AAAAAAAAANQ/VFttKqs-tX8/s400/230397_2012600042614_1472168209_32251230_6210000_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611003754557888498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bM-tPwflGnM/Td5KLomYMcI/AAAAAAAAANI/M0oIESIjmdM/s1600/222876_10150184111912108_598282107_7391564_4790289_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bM-tPwflGnM/Td5KLomYMcI/AAAAAAAAANI/M0oIESIjmdM/s400/222876_10150184111912108_598282107_7391564_4790289_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611003749487620546" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-91641245625001985582011-05-26T05:30:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:38:48.877-07:00putting up the flatsHenry jones worked with us in putting u the flats. we began by placing each one against a wall at the side of the room in the rough place where it would go. we started with the study corner. making sure that the two flats are flush we then simply screwed into the struts to hold them together. this continued all around the room. a major problem that we faced was the floor being uneven. because of this we had floating drawing room walls. to correct this we added wedges underneath the flats and then used a 'zipper' effect to screw this flats together. this is where we screwed from the bottom, up, changing the sides in which we screwed with each screw. we had a few wobbly walls afterwards due to not putting header in so Rob, Dan and myself screwed a length of pine between the door gaps to strengthen everything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXW1l4dl8ZE/Td5IKrfo7PI/AAAAAAAAANA/xg9FiojyCrY/s1600/226967_2012605042739_1472168209_32251253_2198259_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nXW1l4dl8ZE/Td5IKrfo7PI/AAAAAAAAANA/xg9FiojyCrY/s400/226967_2012605042739_1472168209_32251253_2198259_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001534061538546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ryu0gZWeExk/Td5IKdQo5lI/AAAAAAAAAM4/AnHDAjFdqCU/s1600/224762_2012601122641_1472168209_32251234_4644280_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ryu0gZWeExk/Td5IKdQo5lI/AAAAAAAAAM4/AnHDAjFdqCU/s400/224762_2012601122641_1472168209_32251234_4644280_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001530240525906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v4XFTMNAb9Q/Td5IKXlHGUI/AAAAAAAAAMw/LV3VWkdnjhI/s1600/224049_10150184112092108_598282107_7391567_6718246_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-v4XFTMNAb9Q/Td5IKXlHGUI/AAAAAAAAAMw/LV3VWkdnjhI/s400/224049_10150184112092108_598282107_7391567_6718246_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001528715778370" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-51256362046576462112011-05-26T05:28:00.001-07:002011-05-26T05:30:02.102-07:00making a flatFlats:<br /><br />17- 4x8<br />7- 2x8 <br />1-3x8<br />1- 3.5x8<br />1- 1.5x8<br /><br />3- 3x3 (footers)<br />2- 4x1.5 (headers)<br /><br />Making a flat is fairly simple however, when creating a set you need many of them and this can be quite tedious and time consuming. First of all we cut out 3x1 pine to the lengths that we needed them. We then screwed them together to make a basic rectangular frame. Then we screwed struts between the frame at 2 foot intervals. This was the basis to a flat. It then needed skinning. For this we used a sheet of plywood and nail gunned it to the frame. The router was then used to cut off the excess from the flat. This was then painted and hand grained. We continued this until all of the flats were completed. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o7NoCEiGcLA/Td5HsWI4fcI/AAAAAAAAAMo/YXM2VFr1umA/s1600/230592_2012598202568_1472168209_32251226_1443688_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-o7NoCEiGcLA/Td5HsWI4fcI/AAAAAAAAAMo/YXM2VFr1umA/s400/230592_2012598202568_1472168209_32251226_1443688_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001012932869570" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1HLREA80cwE/Td5HsOvPbVI/AAAAAAAAAMg/yK6gY-VV9rg/s1600/215445_1941481784702_1472168209_32151419_1054274_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1HLREA80cwE/Td5HsOvPbVI/AAAAAAAAAMg/yK6gY-VV9rg/s400/215445_1941481784702_1472168209_32151419_1054274_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001010946272594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykBgp4wz1vk/Td5Hrwmk1FI/AAAAAAAAAMY/-r9FYfefpUo/s1600/208626_1941547986357_1472168209_32151500_7910301_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ykBgp4wz1vk/Td5Hrwmk1FI/AAAAAAAAAMY/-r9FYfefpUo/s400/208626_1941547986357_1472168209_32151500_7910301_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001002856862802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qS-eWrq7hI4/Td5Hrubi0NI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Ku315bQ9I5M/s1600/207042_1941546786327_1472168209_32151496_1024436_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qS-eWrq7hI4/Td5Hrubi0NI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/Ku315bQ9I5M/s400/207042_1941546786327_1472168209_32151496_1024436_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5611001002273722578" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-9584700944177600532011-05-26T05:02:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:04:25.119-07:00japanese plates journal entry 3i was asked to make three sets of japanese plates for the drawing room. the first set was three square plates that i painted as a set of cherry blossoms. these were hung on the drawing room wall. the other two sets were unfortunatly incomplete due to the two smaller plates of the sets breaking. however i did paint two large plates with cranes and two other with a samurai and geisha. the samurai and geisha were not used as i decided that they did not suit the room and were not of good enough quality. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kGhOHX-oJY/Td5Bq3mVeqI/AAAAAAAAAMI/-bwje5vmVOk/s1600/Photo%2B8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7kGhOHX-oJY/Td5Bq3mVeqI/AAAAAAAAAMI/-bwje5vmVOk/s400/Photo%2B8.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610994390485269154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FRNAnRZvGv4/Td5Bq7t-e8I/AAAAAAAAAMA/K8KRnZLuQ-8/s1600/Photo%2B7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FRNAnRZvGv4/Td5Bq7t-e8I/AAAAAAAAAMA/K8KRnZLuQ-8/s400/Photo%2B7.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610994391591058370" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-88928288693334196642011-05-26T04:53:00.000-07:002011-05-26T05:01:06.424-07:00personal reflection on furniturei was asked to construct a desk with Nuria and a bookcase with dan however, as we were all working on something together we all pulled together to build the desk, bookcase and cabinet. i enjoyed making three large pieces of furniture however it was a push to make such large pieces in the time given. i personally enjoyed the desk the most. being inducted on the lathe was good as it is a skill i wanted to have but it was very time consuming. i also think that the desk looked the best out of the three pieces. the cabinet was possibly the hardest to make as we had no autocads to work from so we had to guess appropriate sizes. each piece had its share of problems but i beleive that the team overcame them well to get the furniture finished in time for the deadline.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-82469062290418577512011-05-26T04:34:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:52:20.633-07:00construction of the cabinetthe cabinet was not something that i was originally asked to make however dan, nuria and myself decided to make all three pieces of furniture together. we had a design for the cabinet however no autocad was produced so we had no measurements to work with. because of this we had to use our own opinions to create this piece. first of all we decided that instead of the cabinet being tall and thin (as it would resemble the bookcase too much) we would have a fairly low cabinet and quite wide. we recycled the door that was taken from the what not and used it as the door to our cabinet. to determine how big the sides of the cabinet would be we simply took a piece of 18mm MDF and drew around the curve of the door, then drew another curve on each side of the first. then we cut two of these out and added a rectangular back with braces. this gave us the shape of the cabinet.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYKl-5RC5r4/Td48-qdq3BI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/dKXzYUKJIWA/s1600/DSCF0153.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lYKl-5RC5r4/Td48-qdq3BI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/dKXzYUKJIWA/s400/DSCF0153.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989232998505490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-56Uk1VHU9vQ/Td48-RYbIXI/AAAAAAAAAJw/FarP0gzHWBM/s1600/DSCF0149.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-56Uk1VHU9vQ/Td48-RYbIXI/AAAAAAAAAJw/FarP0gzHWBM/s400/DSCF0149.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989226265616754" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa1AytS161k/Td48-BoqWcI/AAAAAAAAAJo/2-GbH70ECGM/s1600/DSCF0143.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Aa1AytS161k/Td48-BoqWcI/AAAAAAAAAJo/2-GbH70ECGM/s400/DSCF0143.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989222038755778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tBIq1RtkwtI/Td48-POuuYI/AAAAAAAAAJg/fVtXI78is8E/s1600/DSCF0137.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tBIq1RtkwtI/Td48-POuuYI/AAAAAAAAAJg/fVtXI78is8E/s400/DSCF0137.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989225688086914" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0nR8ZYHmNgk/Td4893OkkHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/NlpEWs1bWIE/s1600/DSCF0134.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0nR8ZYHmNgk/Td4893OkkHI/AAAAAAAAAJY/NlpEWs1bWIE/s400/DSCF0134.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989219244970098" /></a><br /><br /> two walls were the put up inside the cabinet to seal off the middle curve. we attatched two shelves in there and attached the door. three curved shelves were put on each side of the cabinet. when putting the top on we used a nail gun and as shown below we ended up with a bit of a nail graveyard inside which we had to correct.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G8Qa3yscWSI/Td49ekmrtRI/AAAAAAAAAKg/EshCIoi7GMA/s1600/DSCF0145.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YwtMgU1X14o/Td49eXSjbqI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/jLaSOnlmIhk/s400/DSCF0139.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989777607421602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-blyBROUyHvk/Td49eGfgVNI/AAAAAAAAAKI/XEXwPoTBSxQ/s1600/DSCF0138.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-blyBROUyHvk/Td49eGfgVNI/AAAAAAAAAKI/XEXwPoTBSxQ/s400/DSCF0138.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989773098341586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7YGPM5gtPU/Td49dxAal2I/AAAAAAAAAKA/faQkdDDTrhA/s1600/DSCF0136.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-C7YGPM5gtPU/Td49dxAal2I/AAAAAAAAAKA/faQkdDDTrhA/s400/DSCF0136.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610989767330797410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZwJ5OyD_B8/Td4-KuqGU4I/AAAAAAAAALI/8u4LuGtX7oM/s1600/DSCF0151.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZwJ5OyD_B8/Td4-KuqGU4I/AAAAAAAAALI/8u4LuGtX7oM/s400/DSCF0151.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610990539794436994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_Jc_5EFzz0/Td4-KExFGbI/AAAAAAAAALA/z3UXWvZ8edQ/s1600/DSCF0150.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q_Jc_5EFzz0/Td4-KExFGbI/AAAAAAAAALA/z3UXWvZ8edQ/s400/DSCF0150.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610990528549427634" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOLSFMNnb18/Td4-Jyu36CI/AAAAAAAAAK4/LsL6CG-A2dE/s1600/DSCF0148.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-JOLSFMNnb18/Td4-Jyu36CI/AAAAAAAAAK4/LsL6CG-A2dE/s400/DSCF0148.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610990523708336162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yxf1NssEIhk/Td4-JueoTPI/AAAAAAAAAKw/SmcRJaeHjXA/s1600/DSCF0147.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Yxf1NssEIhk/Td4-JueoTPI/AAAAAAAAAKw/SmcRJaeHjXA/s400/DSCF0147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610990522566462706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7jwGU0FUxfE/Td4-JQpr05I/AAAAAAAAAKo/tlbHMlq7RLs/s1600/231137_10150176608651610_569161609_7276916_5872362_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7jwGU0FUxfE/Td4-JQpr05I/AAAAAAAAAKo/tlbHMlq7RLs/s400/231137_10150176608651610_569161609_7276916_5872362_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610990514559767442" /></a><br /><br /> the whole thing was then sanded and varnished. at first we were going to carve legs for the cabinet but we decided that it would look incorrect and therefore left it as it was. the cabinet was places between the two windows in the drawing room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obY-jmcUvoo/Td4-ojMG0pI/AAAAAAAAALo/YsM759Uhdwg/s1600/DSCF0162.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-obY-jmcUvoo/Td4-ojMG0pI/AAAAAAAAALo/YsM759Uhdwg/s400/DSCF0162.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991052111925906" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sv47O7avPC0/Td4-or2B7RI/AAAAAAAAALg/LWFMdepJ-Ls/s1600/DSCF0161.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sv47O7avPC0/Td4-or2B7RI/AAAAAAAAALg/LWFMdepJ-Ls/s400/DSCF0161.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991054435249426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wXBDPg_ydTI/Td4-ocQeG8I/AAAAAAAAALY/25xjbrSCtx0/s1600/DSCF0160.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wXBDPg_ydTI/Td4-ocQeG8I/AAAAAAAAALY/25xjbrSCtx0/s400/DSCF0160.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991050251180994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h0mejqiIkGg/Td4-oOfoOPI/AAAAAAAAALQ/Yqz-ggE3i_w/s1600/DSCF0144.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h0mejqiIkGg/Td4-oOfoOPI/AAAAAAAAALQ/Yqz-ggE3i_w/s400/DSCF0144.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991046556662002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7KkgcCTtQ60/Td4-y1tjdJI/AAAAAAAAAL4/VVdI633Llzo/s1600/250053_10150637776520313_791500312_18418505_4557704_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7KkgcCTtQ60/Td4-y1tjdJI/AAAAAAAAAL4/VVdI633Llzo/s400/250053_10150637776520313_791500312_18418505_4557704_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991228882744466" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hub74PbiXWE/Td4-y_xGYPI/AAAAAAAAALw/kylNNqiMn7E/s1600/247770_2039282469658_1472168209_32290338_512062_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hub74PbiXWE/Td4-y_xGYPI/AAAAAAAAALw/kylNNqiMn7E/s400/247770_2039282469658_1472168209_32290338_512062_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610991231581970674" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-80175051153369503912011-05-26T04:13:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:33:39.264-07:00construction of the deskwe began the desk by carving the legs. as the autocad design for the legs was slightly too complicated and time consuming we decided to change the design slightly. we then used 4x4 pine to make the legs. this was done on the lathe by Dan and myself. due to the size of the wood it was quite time consuming however we acomplished the design that we hoped for. the legs were the sanded on the lathe and stained with dark oak wood stain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FDYoA7mZgBs/Td42zQys4TI/AAAAAAAAAFo/0LgCrewRoVU/s1600/229294_10150184113702108_598282107_7391619_8317533_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nBekPB3Peb8/Td42y5mISBI/AAAAAAAAAFY/xFCkVAxSgis/s400/227850_10150184113937108_598282107_7391626_2570513_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982433832323090" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hJzfkfJukg0/Td42yh6cQFI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/dMOnEeT0n7I/s1600/226775_10150184114282108_598282107_7391638_8203010_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-hJzfkfJukg0/Td42yh6cQFI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/dMOnEeT0n7I/s400/226775_10150184114282108_598282107_7391638_8203010_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982427475066962" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCwXLD_c53E/Td42iVU4KtI/AAAAAAAAAFI/ssbr-GTFOX8/s1600/226678_10150184113627108_598282107_7391617_8113465_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-SCwXLD_c53E/Td42iVU4KtI/AAAAAAAAAFI/ssbr-GTFOX8/s400/226678_10150184113627108_598282107_7391617_8113465_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982149218380498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sqZDFTjuQTE/Td42iGWl3DI/AAAAAAAAAFA/16LsNuiNTzo/s1600/226613_10150184114467108_598282107_7391645_5754858_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sqZDFTjuQTE/Td42iGWl3DI/AAAAAAAAAFA/16LsNuiNTzo/s400/226613_10150184114467108_598282107_7391645_5754858_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982145199037490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN7ua9peDsM/Td42h8dOWRI/AAAAAAAAAE4/JnfMXrJJBcM/s1600/225679_10150184113572108_598282107_7391614_467166_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZN7ua9peDsM/Td42h8dOWRI/AAAAAAAAAE4/JnfMXrJJBcM/s400/225679_10150184113572108_598282107_7391614_467166_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982142542502162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LKIChkx1jcc/Td42hjuqCgI/AAAAAAAAAEw/5ZpzHKvIIcA/s1600/225441_10150174128131610_569161609_7257705_1752409_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LKIChkx1jcc/Td42hjuqCgI/AAAAAAAAAEw/5ZpzHKvIIcA/s400/225441_10150174128131610_569161609_7257705_1752409_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982135904733698" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRiOQajntkM/Td42hZ_bGkI/AAAAAAAAAEo/HBNzWfRzBqs/s1600/224387_10150184114362108_598282107_7391641_1130985_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cRiOQajntkM/Td42hZ_bGkI/AAAAAAAAAEo/HBNzWfRzBqs/s400/224387_10150184114362108_598282107_7391641_1130985_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982133290703426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j2U3KbBK2Ck/Td43RVOLCHI/AAAAAAAAAFw/tSCTJ1VyrZ4/s1600/P1130067.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j2U3KbBK2Ck/Td43RVOLCHI/AAAAAAAAAFw/tSCTJ1VyrZ4/s400/P1130067.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610982956644108402" /></a><br /><br />we ran into complicaions as the autocad sizes were not quite correct this left our desk legs considerably shorter than planned. to correct this we added leg extensions. blocks of the same size pine were cut to size. i drilled holes into the top of the pine and we hammered some 13mm dowel into the holes. we then lined the dowel up on the top of the legs and drilled a further two holes in each. once placed together, the extensions were complete and we sanded the tops to make them level and smooth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAav43MG7aQ/Td44Ub6vsoI/AAAAAAAAAGY/v0wD8dInrXw/s1600/DSCF0157.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KAav43MG7aQ/Td44Ub6vsoI/AAAAAAAAAGY/v0wD8dInrXw/s400/DSCF0157.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610984109492908674" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0cLm8r85ew/Td44UKt8FaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/UbKPWKXYoV0/s1600/DSCF0156.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0cLm8r85ew/Td44UKt8FaI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/UbKPWKXYoV0/s400/DSCF0156.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610984104875791778" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1VS4_t_Zid0/Td44Ts2JvTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/X5E5x-7c3sw/s1600/DSCF0155.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1VS4_t_Zid0/Td44Ts2JvTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/X5E5x-7c3sw/s400/DSCF0155.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610984096857177394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XM0LeS_BLN0/Td44TYru49I/AAAAAAAAAGA/xEFo8q1xkrI/s1600/DSCF0154.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XM0LeS_BLN0/Td44TYru49I/AAAAAAAAAGA/xEFo8q1xkrI/s400/DSCF0154.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610984091444765650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_nFgiE0nIY/Td44TbOqSfI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Ihrzi8GR6pg/s1600/247390_10150177236856610_569161609_7280393_5539459_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5_nFgiE0nIY/Td44TbOqSfI/AAAAAAAAAF4/Ihrzi8GR6pg/s400/247390_10150177236856610_569161609_7280393_5539459_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610984092128135666" /></a><br /><br /> the top of the desk was a simple rectangle of MDF screwed to the top of the legs. the desk was extremely flimsy at first so we strengthened it with braces, like the ones used to join the flats of the set. they were nailed onto the desk, using the air nailer, flush with the edges of the table, between each of the legs. we then used angled pieces of pine to strengthen these braces. the second job of the braces was to hold the mounting around the desk. these were pieces of pre-cut 6mm MDF that we attached to the braces, flush with the top of the desk. we used blocks of 18mm MDF to strengthen the corners between mountings.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E0gvdH0S1H4/Td442UaoAfI/AAAAAAAAAGw/bE00nf4QSQU/s1600/DSCF0159.JPG"><img style="float:right; 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Nuria pre-cut some rectangles of 18mm MDF which i then glued together with a hot glue gun, this created the boxes that nuria glued onto the top/back of the desk. smaller pieces of 2mm MDF were then stuck onto the front of the boxes to create draws. i used dome headed brass pins to make draw handles. the mount that we were going to put on the back of the desk did not look of good enough quality so we decided against using it. the whole desk was then given a coat of wood stain varnish and placed into the study by the window. <br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0ahWJab9ao/Td45cRFrgxI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/N4Un3mME1zk/s1600/DSCF0168.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0ahWJab9ao/Td45cRFrgxI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/N4Un3mME1zk/s400/DSCF0168.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610985343536562962" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GNdn6w09A1c/Td45cGekLzI/AAAAAAAAAHI/oIpqNSgYMCI/s1600/DSCF0166.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lInNt0urlvc/Td46bnSiKTI/AAAAAAAAAJI/IwVJmzSvVYY/s400/249730_10150637775580313_791500312_18418488_3220818_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610986431827814706" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ID51H1yu_k/Td46bTwGT9I/AAAAAAAAAJA/EChNWxfQiCg/s1600/247551_10150637775110313_791500312_18418480_6916387_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5ID51H1yu_k/Td46bTwGT9I/AAAAAAAAAJA/EChNWxfQiCg/s400/247551_10150637775110313_791500312_18418480_6916387_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610986426583109586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cttObpoH63M/Td46Wb2ypOI/AAAAAAAAAI4/lpDCe6hXKGg/s1600/246827_2039283909694_1472168209_32290343_212826_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cttObpoH63M/Td46Wb2ypOI/AAAAAAAAAI4/lpDCe6hXKGg/s400/246827_2039283909694_1472168209_32290343_212826_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610986342859318498" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-84208264018184457132011-05-26T03:44:00.000-07:002011-05-26T04:01:08.684-07:00construction of the bookcaseThe bookcase which was to be placed in the study area of the set was assigned to myself, Dan and Nuria. The original design as shown previously with a cardboard model, was to build a bookcase to put into the alcove of the room. However, to save time and wood we decided to make the alcove itself the bookcase. We began by constructing five shelves made from 12mm MDF. three shelves were used for the actual bookcase shelving. two were used for the top of the bookcase and the bottom of the shelving unit. at first we used small blocks to hold up the shelves at the sides and back. however this did not look right and we rectified it by putting braces onto the shelves themselves this both made the shelves stronger and hid the blocks that held them up. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eQgZR9wUx7M/Td4wsBw72UI/AAAAAAAAACg/Qy1-yUHQdiY/s1600/228587_10150168241876610_569161609_7215982_8068250_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eQgZR9wUx7M/Td4wsBw72UI/AAAAAAAAACg/Qy1-yUHQdiY/s400/228587_10150168241876610_569161609_7215982_8068250_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610975718696278338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--svBu_yc1Ac/Td4wiDdTXEI/AAAAAAAAACY/apqQscBXF5o/s1600/225118_10150168231341610_569161609_7215939_616634_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--svBu_yc1Ac/Td4wiDdTXEI/AAAAAAAAACY/apqQscBXF5o/s400/225118_10150168231341610_569161609_7215939_616634_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610975547352112194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-38Sv1Okh8g8/Td4weDxD4JI/AAAAAAAAACQ/s2kg0pM3BzE/s1600/223528_10150168231546610_569161609_7215940_1502338_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-38Sv1Okh8g8/Td4weDxD4JI/AAAAAAAAACQ/s2kg0pM3BzE/s400/223528_10150168231546610_569161609_7215940_1502338_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610975478715506834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2rK5X2d7TU/Td4wRutUHDI/AAAAAAAAACI/P0ev-my5zUE/s1600/229284_10150168231686610_569161609_7215941_6389028_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Z2rK5X2d7TU/Td4wRutUHDI/AAAAAAAAACI/P0ev-my5zUE/s400/229284_10150168231686610_569161609_7215941_6389028_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610975266904218674" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g2Gwa_Y6QfU/Td4wFSgoeJI/AAAAAAAAACA/M-1cPF7qOHM/s1600/231195_10150184111667108_598282107_7391556_5770893_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g2Gwa_Y6QfU/Td4wFSgoeJI/AAAAAAAAACA/M-1cPF7qOHM/s400/231195_10150184111667108_598282107_7391556_5770893_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610975053176404114" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FGxhXWBA-BQ/Td4v4Su4x3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/UgL8BAaS7Qw/s1600/224680_10150184111742108_598282107_7391558_3054039_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-FGxhXWBA-BQ/Td4v4Su4x3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/UgL8BAaS7Qw/s400/224680_10150184111742108_598282107_7391558_3054039_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610974829897893746" /></a><br /><br />once these were in place we made the front of the bookcase. this was a piece of 12mm MDF that we screwed onto blocks already placed in the wall. The doors were made from the same MDF however we used a jigsaw to cut out the middle, this left us a door frame that we screwed onto the shelves. as the bookcase is fake we decided that we would make fake doors and place books inside before inserting glass (acrylic) into the doors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0hpaMHcqezI/Td4x5SK0I3I/AAAAAAAAADY/5wztllZzt1U/s1600/227879_10150184112932108_598282107_7391592_357356_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0hpaMHcqezI/Td4x5SK0I3I/AAAAAAAAADY/5wztllZzt1U/s400/227879_10150184112932108_598282107_7391592_357356_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977045949719410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--PjwznUQm5U/Td4x5EPSmYI/AAAAAAAAADQ/_BY0CMAidlw/s1600/227316_10150184113032108_598282107_7391595_5557086_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-d5yPE85ijpw/Td4x4eUxRGI/AAAAAAAAADA/utZ23NlM0yI/s400/224266_10150184112577108_598282107_7391579_6381801_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977032032830562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K36NV2yv2Kg/Td4x4Qk8meI/AAAAAAAAAC4/SZa5u4DNXEI/s1600/228430_10150169876446610_569161609_7220882_3755085_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-K36NV2yv2Kg/Td4x4Qk8meI/AAAAAAAAAC4/SZa5u4DNXEI/s400/228430_10150169876446610_569161609_7220882_3755085_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977028342585826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e3V3qx3q-c0/Td4xoj8ZJII/AAAAAAAAACw/sfHVteYrqlM/s1600/226772_2012608922836_1472168209_32251267_4202798_n.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e3V3qx3q-c0/Td4xoj8ZJII/AAAAAAAAACw/sfHVteYrqlM/s400/226772_2012608922836_1472168209_32251267_4202798_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610976758663292034" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iZgIRXNW_9k/Td4xfklnThI/AAAAAAAAACo/BAs0ZusGUwI/s1600/222865_10150184112212108_598282107_7391569_4108666_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iZgIRXNW_9k/Td4xfklnThI/AAAAAAAAACo/BAs0ZusGUwI/s400/222865_10150184112212108_598282107_7391569_4108666_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610976604217363986" /></a><br /><br />the bookcase was then painted and hand grained. for the drawers at the bottom of the unit we used 6mm MDF and used the overhead router to round the edges. these were then painted in the same way as the rest of the bookcase. the drawers were then nailed to the front of the bookcase and doorhandles put on. to finish the doors we put acrylic on the back of the opening. we ran into a couple of problems with this however. first of all we could not source the correct size of acrylic due to a company moving. because of this we had to add two small pieces of acrylic to the top and bottom of the two doors. we covered up the joins with beading that starts the lattice pattern. the other problem that we ran into was the adhesive that we used. at first we tried 'no more nails' but it didnt seem to stick very well or quick enough so we finally used a hot glue gun. we filled the bookcase with books and small knick-knacks the doors were then screwed onto the front of the bookcase and the lattice was finished. a coat of glaze was then painted onto the woodwork. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pN5kBeELs20/Td4ywdJQeEI/AAAAAAAAAD4/h6X4uATb6VI/s1600/230964_2037090574862_1472168209_32286493_4413696_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pN5kBeELs20/Td4ywdJQeEI/AAAAAAAAAD4/h6X4uATb6VI/s400/230964_2037090574862_1472168209_32286493_4413696_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977993788782658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fNzDOMk3sGE/Td4ywIg5SBI/AAAAAAAAADw/vnhpMnhizyc/s1600/228611_10150184113502108_598282107_7391612_7316147_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fNzDOMk3sGE/Td4ywIg5SBI/AAAAAAAAADw/vnhpMnhizyc/s400/228611_10150184113502108_598282107_7391612_7316147_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977988250781714" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/---LIpxmKuAc/Td4yv3_wIPI/AAAAAAAAADo/0TIhUxD5w4E/s1600/228031_10150184113407108_598282107_7391610_7626155_n.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/---LIpxmKuAc/Td4yv3_wIPI/AAAAAAAAADo/0TIhUxD5w4E/s400/228031_10150184113407108_598282107_7391610_7626155_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977983816802546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aGQjPHkmiVM/Td4yvVKl8cI/AAAAAAAAADg/qU0nQo59pyQ/s1600/DSCF0172.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aGQjPHkmiVM/Td4yvVKl8cI/AAAAAAAAADg/qU0nQo59pyQ/s400/DSCF0172.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5610977974467031490" /></a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-4974792419143408872011-05-09T03:29:00.000-07:002011-05-09T03:38:27.992-07:00saturday's finding.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3jPwpoYnn_Y/TcfEGs0IOUI/AAAAAAAAABw/id-C0ZRkRY4/s1600/210391_10150603336305313_791500312_18172566_6871918_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3jPwpoYnn_Y/TcfEGs0IOUI/AAAAAAAAABw/id-C0ZRkRY4/s400/210391_10150603336305313_791500312_18172566_6871918_o.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5604663880673933634" /></a><br />japanese plates in a charity shop. didnt buy as there were only 2 but got a picture as the detail and guilding is nicechloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-7843208058359656432011-04-26T06:59:00.000-07:002011-04-26T07:04:25.264-07:00japanese plates journal entry 2<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oBszvzMDSiw/TbbQyFpWf3I/AAAAAAAAABo/gEpQ76EUFcI/s1600/DSCF0085.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-oBszvzMDSiw/TbbQyFpWf3I/AAAAAAAAABo/gEpQ76EUFcI/s400/DSCF0085.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599892745609445234" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f5VnIvCTTZ4/TbbQtCaRkvI/AAAAAAAAABg/NtcLPcUxpKQ/s1600/DSCF0068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f5VnIvCTTZ4/TbbQtCaRkvI/AAAAAAAAABg/NtcLPcUxpKQ/s400/DSCF0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599892658841555698" /></a><br />the second set of japanese plates is yet to be completed but here is the progress so far. the set will contain a geisha, a samurai and an old japanese man. the picture of the geisha is just drawn on paper and will be put onto a plate next. the samurai is the plate i have just finished due to the intricate detail in the armour i drew it in marker as i am not steady with a bruch however outlines can be added in paint later for a bolder finish. the translation on the samurai plate means 'Bushido' which is way of the warrior.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-52386269142032321502011-04-26T06:55:00.000-07:002011-04-26T06:59:31.012-07:00japanese plates journal entry<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BTVnM7whSEo/TbbPplkXe-I/AAAAAAAAABY/YnsZXpFzT6Q/s1600/DSCF0080.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-BTVnM7whSEo/TbbPplkXe-I/AAAAAAAAABY/YnsZXpFzT6Q/s400/DSCF0080.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599891500048022498" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQC_UgNH3SM/TbbPlcWf7vI/AAAAAAAAABQ/3zOOVJ6uUVU/s1600/DSCF0077.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQC_UgNH3SM/TbbPlcWf7vI/AAAAAAAAABQ/3zOOVJ6uUVU/s400/DSCF0077.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599891428854460146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opAzDWVzD_c/TbbPf5vLdvI/AAAAAAAAABI/U8kP-AuY10g/s1600/DSCF0074.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-opAzDWVzD_c/TbbPf5vLdvI/AAAAAAAAABI/U8kP-AuY10g/s400/DSCF0074.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599891333663389426" /></a><br />over the easter break i got given the job of creating japanese plates. here is the first set, three square plates when put together show a scene of a cherry blossom tree. The plates were simply bought plain white and the i painted the outline on. the shading is done with permanent marker and then finally a small amount of colour added to the cherry blossoms with more paint.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-33300697486818695992011-04-14T12:03:00.000-07:002011-04-14T12:05:40.539-07:00bookcase<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-68fkHMZawMc/TadFeRkO2nI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7SFz72hejiA/s1600/216237_1941486344816_1472168209_32151432_4574036_n.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-68fkHMZawMc/TadFeRkO2nI/AAAAAAAAAA4/7SFz72hejiA/s400/216237_1941486344816_1472168209_32151432_4574036_n.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595517448444893810" /></a><br />this is a quick picture of me and dan with out model bookcase. the measurements are literally taken from the cad drawings and doubled.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-11918967743881656172011-04-14T11:57:00.000-07:002011-04-14T12:01:43.262-07:00japanese plates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-owA8C5bedkc/TadEi5WalNI/AAAAAAAAAAw/_T2Vjn5S8JY/s1600/051103022-06-velocityartanddesign-porcelain-dishes_xlg_lg.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 333px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-owA8C5bedkc/TadEi5WalNI/AAAAAAAAAAw/_T2Vjn5S8JY/s400/051103022-06-velocityartanddesign-porcelain-dishes_xlg_lg.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595516428332209362" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RVrq4Y_7ALE/TadEfGx2C2I/AAAAAAAAAAo/f7QI7s7tWA0/s1600/Japanese-porcelain-Plate-ornamented-with-the-symbolic-Crane.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 296px; height: 288px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RVrq4Y_7ALE/TadEfGx2C2I/AAAAAAAAAAo/f7QI7s7tWA0/s400/Japanese-porcelain-Plate-ornamented-with-the-symbolic-Crane.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595516363217439586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PUmlry-0tJA/TadEYM8mYvI/AAAAAAAAAAg/B1IO7GlLAcw/s1600/4154.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 373px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-PUmlry-0tJA/TadEYM8mYvI/AAAAAAAAAAg/B1IO7GlLAcw/s400/4154.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595516244614079218" /></a><br />so my side project for over easter is to paint the japanese plates from the book. ive decided to make 9. 3 sets with 3 plates in each set. these will probably be a set of traditional japanese characters such as geishas, old wise men etc another set of japanese nature, birds, sakura trees, fish etc. and finally a last set of traditional japanese views such as mount fuji. from around the time most plates would have been white with the paintings in blue but ill incorporate some dusty pink colours to match the drawing room. here is a couple of pictures i found to inspire my sets.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-39233354629933115502011-03-25T12:30:00.000-07:002011-03-25T12:31:27.829-07:00something interestingas the theme is psycological terror i stumbled upon this website which sets the mood nicely. it is the 10 most horrific russian torture devices. quite a good read.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850?image=19">http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/featured/most-horrific-russian-torture-devices/8850?image=19</a>chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-75316231251527260672011-03-21T04:29:00.002-07:002011-03-21T04:30:08.419-07:00quick notefor next monday<br /><br />wooden desk chair<br />have research, sketches and autocad designs ready to show the groupchloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-84754360449983908882011-03-21T03:21:00.001-07:002011-03-21T03:36:16.238-07:00russian folklorehere is some basic superstitions and traditions relating to death and deathly omens in Russia.<br /><br />first of all birds are normally quite bad omens. although you would originally think that only ravens are a sign of death, in Russia it is many or all birds.<br />if birds land on a window sill they should be chased away. but if a bird taps on the window or flies into it (open or closed) then it is a bad omen and often a sign of death.<br /><br />if a chicken crows three times before midday then a close family member is suspected to die within two weeks. the chicken should be killed but never eaten as eating it will bring worse fate.<br /><br />as for the discussions in the meetings i could not really find anything particular about ravens even though we know then as symbolic death. it seems to be that birds and black cats in general are the main animal omens.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-20711490021635388742011-03-17T08:51:00.000-07:002011-03-17T09:02:16.626-07:00the times and ruler in the 1880'spossibly the most famous two russians are joseph stalin and rasputin. these two were alive at the time of the book but not important figures the book pre dates the times when they were important.<br /><br />the people that are in power at the time of the book are alexander II and alexander III. the book is set 5 years after the assasination of alexander II who was emporer of the russian empire. though he died before the book certain changes were still important due to his killing. <br /><br />1.before alexander the II died he planned to bring plans for an elected parliament to russia. these were completed the day before he was killed but not released in time. had he lived Russia might have followed a path to constitutional monarchy instead of the long road of oppression that defined his successor's reign.<br /><br />2. anti jewish riots(pogroms) and legislation also followed his death. <br /><br />3. russian police were supressed under his reign therefore following the assasination their brutality came back in full force.<br /><br />police and officials would have been strict and brutal during the book. also the plans for elected parliament were not bought in until the 1900's by alexander II grandson nicholas II. therefore russia remained dictated.<br /><br />at the actual time of the book Alexander III was Tsar. he was known as alexander the peacemaker.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7379230261761107638.post-38608979119247410642011-03-17T08:44:00.000-07:002011-03-17T08:48:32.116-07:00the death of ivan iloychso the name of the book is difficult to pronounce but the names inside the book itself is even worse. in spite of this i have started reading and making annotations which i will post when i have finished the book. <br /><br />as i was unavaliable for the beginning of the project i did not create a mood board but chose a subject to research instead. i will be looking into Russia in the 1880's. important events surrounding this time, rulers, laws, fashion, architecture, interiors etc and specifically to the year of 1886 if possible. this will show us what the whole of Russia was like rather than just the 2 rooms. possibly helping us make more informed decisions.also some of these things may help us to understand how people would have acted or looked like at the time.chloe cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14414960036685990156noreply@blogger.com1